Yes, because there are 4 phases of training:
1. A twelve Saturday training which is free.
2. An in house training which costs Php 4,000 just for accomodations for one person.
3. A summer training which is free
4. A weekly training in preperation for contests which is free
CONTESTS- MINIMUM $300
MAXIMUM $1K
You see why only rich kids get in? Lucky me that we're well to do, But the poor but talened kids? They get left in the dust.
AND most of the people there are Chinese.
AND only a few are public schools
AND 95% of the people there don't speak Filipino, even if they're repesenting the Philippines.
Not to make that organization look bad, but it's kinda biased.